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I know, I know, too many keyboards and Alex's guitar is muffled out most of the time. But, the song writing is unreal and the production is flawless. One of my favorite albums ever, period. On a side note, the song "Middletown Dreams" nearly brings me to tears when I listen to it now....so good.

I know, I know, too many keyboards and Alex's guitar is muffled out most of the time. But, the song writing is unreal and the production is flawless. One of my favorite albums ever, period. On a side note, the song "Middletown Dreams" nearly brings me to tears when I listen to it now....so good.

Sorry to keep following you around, but if you continue to write words of wisdom about all my favourite albums, then I'm afraid you've acquired yourself a stalker!

Easily my favourite Rush album - "Mystic Rhythms" is and will always remain one of my all time favourite songs. Of all time. Ever.

And I'm sure there is such a thing as too many keyboards, but this ain't it!

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"Pay no heed to anyone and do what seems right to yourself." - Franz Kafka, The Trial

I know, I know, too many keyboards and Alex's guitar is muffled out most of the time. But, the song writing is unreal and the production is flawless. One of my favorite albums ever, period. On a side note, the song "Middletown Dreams" nearly brings me to tears when I listen to it now....so good.

Sorry to keep following you around, but if you continue to write words of wisdom about all my favourite albums, then I'm afraid you've acquired yourself a stalker!

Ha, no problem man! It's awesome when you meet someone with similar musical tastes!

Even though the production dates the album quite a bit (you can tell that it's 1985 MTV era right off the bat), the cathartic, goosebump-induced sensation I get hearing those bombastic keyboard passages is certainly timeless. The songs are well written as usual, which make the so-obviously 80s synths and electronic drums work very well still in this context. "Mystic Rhythms" is such an otherworldly song that sends chills, I adore it. Probably my favorite of their synth-drenched mid-80s albums next to "Grace Under Pressure."

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The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have little (FDR).

Easily the best Rush album. Moving Pictures comes kind of close, but they reached their peak with Power Windows
EDIT: Ok, not easily my favorite, Moving Pictures is kind of tied with it.
EDIT2: Actually, the best is Moving Pictures

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Through the darkness of future past,
The magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds...
"Fire... walk with me."